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This Week in Anime - Even Princess Kaguya Livestreams Nowadays!
Coop and Sylvia check out the many iterations of the classic Japanese folktale, "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter," from Isao Takahata's final film to Netflix's new tech-flavored Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
― Coop and Sylvia check out the many iterations of the classic Japanese folktale, "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter," from Isao Takahata's final film to Netflix's new tech-flavored Cosmic Princess Kaguya. ...
Pokémon Horizons: Season 3 - Rising Hope Part 1 Anime Review
Pokémon Horizons does the unthinkable and actually lets the characters age!
― Pokémon Horizons was already doing a lot to break the unspoken rules of the original Pokémon anime. Rising Hope continues that trend by doing the unthinkable and actually integrating a time skip as the catalyst for a new arc. Unlike other anime that might just use a time skip for the sake of changing your character's design...
The Many Worlds of Takahata Isao Book Review
At last, Anglophone readers have an in-depth academic study of the director Isao Takahata, taking us through the depth and breadth of his work.
― This is the first English-language book-length academic study of Isao Takahata, spanning nearly fifty years of his work, from Horus, Prince of the Sun in 1968 to The Tale of the Princess Kaguya in 2013. It's an anthology, with most of the writers taking one...
Nioh 3 Video Game Review
For a lot of folks, Nioh 3 might sound like some form of divine punishment. For sickos who crave a truly hardcore descent into bloody hell, though, Nioh 3 is just plain divine.
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I am a hardcore fan of the Dark Souls games and their legion of siblings, cousins, and imitators, but even I have to regard the Nioh franchise with a certain amount of dark reverence. The Dark Souls games have become legend...
Can Nintendo's Biggest Flop Find New Life on the Switch 2?
ANN writer Bolts tests out the Virtual Boy to see if the oft-maligned console finally works in 2026. Plus, first impressions of Meetup in Bellabel Park, Mario Tennis Fever, Resident Evil Requiem, and PRAGMATA.
― Nintendo has many fun games, products, and expansions planned for the coming months. With Mario Tennis Fever, Resident Evil Requiem, Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Mee...
Wandance Volume 6-7 Manga Review
Is it enough to feel the beat and dance, or does everything need words, too?
― Since Ichirin won their first team competition, by the rules of manga, it is time for a humbling loss. Once again, Wandance bucks the trend. The Ichirin dance team, led by On-chan and the only other male member, Iori, who has a lot of experience in dance battles, shows up and does surprisingly well. Iori takes the individu...
This Week in Anime - Bygone With The Wind
From anime ending songs starting in the few final seconds of the episode to the rise and fall of the Yandere archtype, Lucas and Chris take a look at the anime trends of yesteryear.
― From anime ending songs starting in the few final seconds of the episode to the rise and fall of the Yandere archtype, Lucas and Chris take a look at the anime trends of yesteryear. Disclaimer: The views and opinions e...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2026, Jan 22-28
Journal with Witch takes over Frieren's #1 spot in the cumulative. Meanwhile Golden Kamuy and Fate/strange Fake are dominating #3 and #4. Discover how the season is shaping up in our weekly user rankings!
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulc...
Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- Season 2 Anime Review
While the content of this season is a lovely balance of ayakashi lore, peril, and cozy cooking, it doesn't come to anything remotely close to a satisfying conclusion at the end of episode twelve.
― It was a long wait to continue the story of Aoi Tsubaki and her quiet adventures in the Hidden Realm in anime form. (Viz has been releasing the manga right along, although as of this writing the novels rem...
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Game Review
A worthy remake of a fan-favorite Dragon Quest that newcomers will love—but oldtimers might want to take advantage of the higher difficulty mode...
― You'd be forgiven for having some number of misgivings about Dragon Quest VII Reimagined; the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy isn't everyone's cup of tea, and while the previous Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past remake on the 3DS is app...
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The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a New Life Novels Get TV Anime
P.A. Works animates Asa Rokushima's fantasy novels
― Shochiku announced on Friday that Asa Rokushima's Tsuihō Sareta Cheat Fuyo Majutsushi wa Kimamana Second Life o Ōka Suru (The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a New Life or Chi-Fuyo for short) novels are inspiring a television anime from the studio P.A. Works. The anime's website revealed the below visual, but did not reveal any other details ab...
The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom Novels Get Anime
J-Novel Club releases Fuh Araki's manga adaptation of Hifumi's novels
― Bushiroad Move announced on Thursday that Hifumi's The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom (Yūkyū no Gusha Asley no, Kenja no Susume) novels are inspiring a television anime. Bushiroad Move released a teaser visual for the anime, but did not reveal any other details about the anime. J-Novel Club is releasing the novels' manga adaptati...
Doko Yori mo Tooi Basho ni Iru Kimi e Novel Gets Anime Film This Fall
Akiko Abe's novel about boy meeting mysterious girl on remote island debuted in 2017
― Shochiku revealed during its 2026-2027 lineup announcement of films on January 27 that it is producing an anime film adaptation of Akiko Abe's Doko Yori mo Tooi Basho ni Iru Kimi e novel that will open this fall. Shochiku's logo for the film contains the English title To You in the Beyond. The novel's story centers...
Thunder 3 Parallel-World TV Anime Confirmed for July Debut
Sayumi Suzushiro, Natsumi Kawaida, Eri Akiyama, Honoka Mitsubachi star in anime
― A website for the television anime of Yuki Ikeda's Thunder 3 manga opened on Wednesday, confirming the adaptation listed on the March issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine. The website revealed the anime's main cast, staff, teaser promotional video, teaser visual, and July premiere on the +Ultra programming block ...
New Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Anime Confirms More Cast, Ending Song
Yuna Ogata, Akinari Sato, Yukana confirmed in cast with ending theme by Hina Aoki
― The staff for the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha franchise confirmed three more cast members, more information on the characters, and the ending theme song's artist for Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance, the franchise's 20th anniversary anime, on Friday. Yuna Ogata is returning to the franchise to v...
Live-Action Blue Lock Film Casts Shunya Asano, Yuki Sakurai, Yuki Kura
Film based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yūsuke Nomura's manga debuts this summer
― The official X/Twitter account for the live-action film based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga announced three new cast members on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.The staff announced on Wednesday that Shunya Asano will play Wataru Kuon:The staff then announced on Thursday that Yuki Sakurai will...
SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table TV Anime Reveals More Cast, 'Golden Bath' Promo Video
Haruka Oribe, Sumire Morohoshi join cast for ongoing series
― The staff of SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table, the television anime of writer Yūshi Ukai and artist Nekometal's Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table (Shibō Yūgi de Meshi o Kuu) light novel series, revealed two more cast members on Friday. The staff also revealed a new "Golden Bath" game promotional video. The...
Singer-Songwriter tuki. Perfroms Opening Theme for Snowball Earth Anime
Series debuts on April 3
― The website for the television anime of Yuhiro Tsujitsugu's Snowball Earth manga revealed on Friday that tuki. will perform the anime's opening theme song "Zero." The song will be tuki.'s first anime theme song. The below short video briefly previews the theme. Tsujitsugu drew a visual to celebrate the announcement. The anime will premiere on NTV's extended Friday night pro...
Starry Sky Game Franchise's 'Spring' Game, Fan Disc Get Switch Release in Japan on May 28
Port of PS Vita collection includes main Spring game, fan disc
― Dramatic Create / HuneX and honeybee announced on Friday that the Starry Sky: Spring Memories game will launch for the Nintendo Switch in Japan on May 28. The game is a port of the Starry Sky: Spring Stories PlayStation Vita game, which itself collects the Starry Sky ~in Spring~ game and Starry Sky ~After Spring~ fan disc. The PlayStati...
Yakuza/Like a Dragon Franchise's Crossover Live-Action Series With Nihon Tōitsu Debuts on February 10
3-episode series debuts all at once on Amazon Prime Video
― Sega announced on Friday the live-action crossover project between the Like a Dragon/Yakuza game series and the Nihon Tōitsu original video series will debut on Amazon Prime Video on February 10 with all three episodes. The series is titled Ryū ga Gotoku Powered By Nihon Tōitsu (Like a Dragon Powered By Japan Unification). The cast includes:...
Birushana: Winds of Fate Fan Disc Game Launches in English on May 26
Game's physical Standard Edition includes bonus trading cards
― Idea Factory International announced on Thursday it will release Birushana: Winds of Fate (Birushana Senki ~Ichiju no Kaze~), a fan disc for the Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei otome visual novel, physically and digitally on May 26 in North America and Europe for Nintendo Switch. The physical Standard Edition will include a bonus trad...
Konami's Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 Game Launches This Summer
Shohei Ohtani introduces game in video
― Nintendo revealed during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Thursday that Konami's Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū (Powerful Pro Baseball) baseball game series' latest iteration titled Powerful Pro Yakyū 2026-2027 will launch this summer for Nintendo Switch in both physical and digital versions. The below video features baseball star Shohei Ohtani introducing the n...
Neon Posts English-Subtitled Trailer for Exit 8 Live-Action Film
Film opens in N. America on April 10
― North American film distribution company NEON (Oscar-winning films Parasite, Anora U.S. distributor) began streaming an English-subtitled trailer on Thursday for its release of the Kotake Create's infinite-loop horror game Exit 8 (8-ban Deguchi) in North America. The film will open in North America on April 10.
The film opened in Japan in August 2025, and ran...
Sailor Moon: Shining Theater Dinner Show Reveals Visual, Cast, April 4 Debut
Show debuts at Shinagawa Prince Hotel's Club eX in Tokyo
― The official website for the Sailor Moon: Shining Theater - Shinagawa Tokyo dinner theater show revealed the visual, cast, and April 4 debut of the dinner show on Friday.The Team Gold Moon cast includes:Rina Koyama as Super Sailor Moon / Usagi TsukinoMarika Kunimatsu as Super Sailor Mercury / Ami MizunoMoene Usui as Super Sailor Mars / Rei Hi...
Konami Releases Ganbare Goemon Game Collection on July 2
Game releases for PS5, Switch, PC via Steam in Japan
― Nintendo revealed during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Thursday that Konami and M2 are releasing Ganbare Goemon Daishūgō!, a collection of 13 games in the Ganbare Goemon series. Konami and M2 separately revealed that the game collection will ship on July 2 for the PlayStation 5, Switch, and PC via Steam in Japan, with physical versions avai...
Seattle Mariners Baseball Team Holds 2nd One Piece Night on March 31
This time, fans get One Piece/Mariners jerseys
― Toei Animation announced on Wednesday that the legendary anime series One Piece is returning to T-Mobile Park in collaboration with the Seattle Mariners baseball team for One Piece Night on March 31. Attendees will receive a commemorative One Piece Seattle Mariners baseball jersey. Along with the jersey, ticket holders can also participate in a One Pie...
The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a New Life Novels Get TV Anime
P.A. Works animates Asa Rokushima's fantasy novels
― Shochiku announced on Friday that Asa Rokushima's Tsuihō Sareta Cheat Fuyo Majutsushi wa Kimamana Second Life o Ōka Suru (The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a New Life or Chi-Fuyo for short) novels are inspiring a television anime from the studio P.A. Works. The anime's website revealed the below visual, but did not reveal any other details ab...
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Manga Gets New Spinoff Manga in March
Konisuke draws new series about Boku-Alliance's Iruma, Lied, Purson
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Osamu Nishi's Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun manga series announced on Wednesday that the franchise is receiving a new spinoff manga in Champion Buzz, a digital supplement to Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine, beginning on March 5. The spinoff follows the "Boku-Alliance...
OceanVeil Streams Scum's Wish Anime
Prime Video previously streamed series worldwide
― WWWave Corporation's new anime streaming platform OceanVeil announced on Wednesday that it is now streaming the anime adaptation of Mengo Yokoyari's Scum's Wish manga.Amazon Prime Video removed the series from its service in the United States in 2021. The series is still listed on the website, but unavailable for streaming.HIDIVE had begun streaming ...
Pragmata Game's Trailer Reveals Demo Launch, Previews Hacking
Game launches for Switch 2, PS5, Xbox X|S, PC on April 24
― Capcom streamed during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase on Thursday a trailer for its Pragmata game. The demo reveals that a demo is launching for Nintendo Switch 2 on the same day as the announcement. The trailer previews hacking with Diana: An amiibo for Diana is slated to ship in April. The game will launch for Switch 2, PlayStation 5...
Resident Evil requiem Game's Trailer Reveals Leon Kennedy amiibo for Switch 2
Leon, Grace amiibo unlock in-game weapon skins for February 27 game
― Capcom streamed during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase livestream on Thursday a trailer for its Resident Evil requiem (Biohazard requiem) game, and it reveals that Leon Kennedy will also get an amiibo figurine this summer, in addition to the previously announced amiibo for Grace Ashcroft. Both amiibo will unlock in-game weapon...
Monster Hunter Stories 3 Game's Trailer Reveals Demo
Players can transfer save data to full game launching on March 13
― Capcom unveiled during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase livestream on Thursday a trailer for Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, a new turn-based role-playing game in the Monster Hunter franchise, and it reveals a new demo that launched on the same day. Players can transfer save data from the demo to the full game. The ...
Binary Haze Interactive Announces Tokyo Scramble Survival Action Game for Switch 2
Game with GameShare multiplayer support launches on February 11
― Binary Haze Interactive announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase livestream on Thursday Tokyo Scramble, a new survival action game that will launch for Nintendo Switch 2 on February 11. The company describes the story:
In this new survival-puzzle-action game, play as Anne, a high schooler plunged into the depths of Tokyo. ...
Culdcept Series Gets 2 New Games
Culdcept Begins launches for Switch 2, Switch, PC on July 16
― Neos announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase on Thursday Culdcept Begins, a new game in the Culdcept series, which will launch for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch on July 16. The game will also get a release for PC via Steam on the same day. In a related story, City Connection announced the Culdcept the First game, whi...
Hamster Corporation Launches Console Archives Series With Cool Boarders, Ninja Gaiden II, Doraemon Games
2 games launch on Switch 2 on Thursday with PS5 versions coming on February 14
― Hamster Corporation announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase on Thursday that it is launching a new series of games titled the Console Archives, rereleases of older console titles to complement its Arcade Archives series of arcade games. The first two releases in the Console Archives series are the 1996 Play...
Oshi no Ko Season 3 ‒ Episode 4
Ruby is making up for lost time by kickstarting her villain arc.
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 Anime Casts Ryōhei Kimura
Kimura plays Hajime Kashimo in anime's 53rd episode
― The official website for the Jujutsu Kaisen anime revealed on Thursday that Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1, the first part of the third season of the anime, has cast Ryōhei Kimura as Hajime Kashimo. Kashimo appeared in the anime's 53rd episode (the sixth episode of season 3) on Thursday: The anime premiered with the first two epi...
Konami Announces Super Bomberman Collection With Previously Unreleased Bomberman Games in West
Collection launched on Thursday on same day as announcement
― Konami announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase livestream on Thursday Super Bomberman Collection, a collection of seven Bomberman games, including three games that were previously unreleased in the West and two Famicom (original Japanese version of Nintendo Entertainment System) versions of titles. The game launched on the sa...
Hana-Kimi ‒ Episode 6
I don't like Shizuki. Here is a list of reasons why.
Chained Soldier Season 2 Anime Reveals New Trailer, Cast for Yokohama Battle Arc
Series casts Ami Koshimizu as Kuusetsu
― The staff for the second season of the television anime of writer Takahiro and artist Yōhei Takemura's Chained Soldier (Mato Seihei no Slave or literally, Slave of the Magic Capital's Elite Troops) manga revealed on Thursday a new trailer and cast member for the upcoming Yokohama Battle Arc. Ami Koshimizu will play Kuusetsu. The second season premiered on Janu...
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Action RPG's Trailer Reveals June 18 Launch
Trailer previews game's 4 Ages
― Square Enix unveiled during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase livestream on Thursday a new trailer for its new action role-playing game The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales, and it reveals that the game will launch for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC on June 18. The trailer previews the game's four Ages: The Ages of Safek...
GKIDS Screens Shoji Kawamori's Labyrinth Anime Film in N. America on May 10-11
Film screens subbed/dubbed for 2 nights only
― GKIDS announced on Thursday that it has acquired the North American theatrical rights to Shōji Kawamori's original animation film Labyrinth (Meikyū no Shiori), and it will screen the movie for two nights only on May 10-11 in Japanese with English subtitles and with an English dub. The film opened in Japan on January 1. The cast includes: Atarashii Gakko!...
Granblue Fantasy: Relink Game Gets Endless Ragnarok Version for Switch 2, PS5, PS4, PC
Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok – launches on July 9
― Cygames announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase livestream on Thursday Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok –, an upgraded version of its Granblue Fantasy: Relink game with additional content, which will launch for Nintendo Switch 2 on July 9. The company opened a new website, which revealed that the new version w...
This Week in Anime - Even Princess Kaguya Livestreams Nowadays!
Coop and Sylvia check out the many iterations of the classic Japanese folktale, "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter," from Isao Takahata's final film to Netflix's new tech-flavored Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
― Coop and Sylvia check out the many iterations of the classic Japanese folktale, "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter," from Isao Takahata's final film to Netflix's new tech-flavored Cosmic Princess Kaguya. ...
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Champignon Witch #6 [rate]
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Tales of Arise Game Gets Beyond the Dawn Edition for Switch 2
Edition including original game plus expansion launches on May 22
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase livestream on Thursday Tales of ARISE – Beyond the Dawn Edition –, which includes the original Tales of Arise role-playing game and the Beyond the Dawn expansion. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch 2 on May 22. Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase Sizz...
One Piece: Heroines Anime Debuts on July 5
"episode: NAMI" features anime-original content
― The official website for the One Piece franchise announced on Thursday that the anime adaptation for writer Jun Esaka and artist Sayaka Suwa's One Piece: Heroines light novel will debut on July 5 at 11:15 p.m. JST on Fuji TV with "episode: NAMI." The website also unveiled a visual and teased anime-original content including the appearance of Nico Robi...
Pokémon Horizons: Season 3 - Rising Hope Part 1 Anime Review
Pokémon Horizons does the unthinkable and actually lets the characters age!
― Pokémon Horizons was already doing a lot to break the unspoken rules of the original Pokémon anime. Rising Hope continues that trend by doing the unthinkable and actually integrating a time skip as the catalyst for a new arc. Unlike other anime that might just use a time skip for the sake of changing your character's design...
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Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You #5 [rate]
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Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 #53 [rate]
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Wright Flyer Studios Announces Another Eden Begins Game for Switch 2, Switch, PC
Game with new characters, full voice acting, 10 endings, launches in summer 2026
― Wright Flyer Studios (WFS) announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase on Thursday Another Eden Begins, an RPG based on the company's Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space smartphone game, for release on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch in 2026. The company later streamed its own announcement trail...
Digimon Story Time Stranger Game Gets Switch, Switch 2 Releases on July 10
Switch 2 version features performance/quality modes
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase livestream on Thursday that its Digimon Story Time Stranger game will get releases for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch on July 10. The Switch 2 version features improved graphics as well as performance mode and quality mode. The game launched for PlayStation 5, ...
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Roll Over and Die #5 [rate]
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Game Gets Switch 2 Release on June 3
Final Fantasy VII Remake launched for Switch 2 on January 22
― Square Enix announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase livestream on Thursday that it will release its Final Fantasy VII Rebirth sequel game for Nintendo Switch 2 on June 3. The physical release for the Switch 2 version will include a card featuring Zack Fair for Magic: The Gathering featuring variant art by the game's creative...
Tokyo-Based Developer Shapefarm's Orbitals Switch 2 Game Reveals Summer Launch in New Trailer
Video previews Scraphook, Liquid Launcher, Beam Cannon tools
― Tokyo-based developer Shapefarm unveiled during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase livestream on Thursday a trailer for its new two player cooperative game Orbitals, and it reveals that the game will launch for Nintendo Switch 2 this summer. The video also previews the game's tools, including the Scraphook that grabs platforms, the Liqu...
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Chained Soldier #5 [rate]
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Bandai Namco Announces New Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters Soccer Game
Game launches for Switch, PS5, Xbox X|S, PC in 2026
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase livestream on Thursday the Captain Tsubasa 2: World Fighters soccer game, based on Yōichi Takahashi's Captain Tsubasa manga, for Nintendo Switch in 2026. The company then revealed in its own announcement trailer that the game will also launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox S...
Square Enix Announces PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse Game
Mystery adventure game launches for Switch on February 19
― Square Enix announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase livestream on Thursday PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse, a new game in the PARANORMASIGHT mystery adventure series, which will launch for Nintendo Switch on February 19. The game takes place in Ise-Shima, Japan and follows various characters who are investigating the myster...
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The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife #5 [rate]
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Falcom Announces Kyoto Xanadu Game
Action RPG launches for Switch, Switch 2 this summer
― Falcom announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase livestream on Thursday Kyoto Xanadu, a new action platformer role-playing game that will launch for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch this summer. The story follows a boy named Rei who enters Hirasaka Academy, a school that aims to conquer the labyrinth of Xanadu, which is rumored t...
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MF Ghost #30 [rate]
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Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Manga Gets Special 1-Shot After 10 Years
Morning magazine publishes special 1-shot depicting Fukushima at present time on February 12
― This year's 10th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine announced on Thursday that Kazuto Tatsuta's Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant (ICHIEFU: Fukushima Daiichi Genshiryoku Hatsudensho Rōdōki) manga will get a special one-shot — 10 years after the series ended — in the ma...
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Sentenced to Be a Hero #5 [rate]
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Arcana Famiglia Rinato Game Launches on Steam
Game launches on Steam on Thursday; first launched for Nintendo Switch in July 2025
― Hunex and Dramatic Create launched the Arcana Famiglia Rinato (La storia della Arcana Famiglia: Rinato) game on PC via Steam on Thursday. The companies also released game's soundtrack as a DLC on Thursday.The game was first announced to launch on Steam in 2025. The game has support in Japanese, English, and Chinese ...
Live-Action Yumi's Cells Season 3 Set for April Release, Introducing Yumi's Final Love Interest
TVING reveals new still images offering first glimpse of Yumi, new character
― TVING, a Korean streaming platform, announced on Monday that the live-action Yumi's Cells series is returning this April with its third season, marking the show's first comeback in nearly three years since Season 2 concluded in 2022. Season 3 will introduce Soon-rok Shin, Yumi's final romantic partner — and eventual husba...
Monster Eater Light Anime Reveals Main Cast Members in 2nd Teaser Video
Makoto Furukawa, Yuki Nakashima star as Rudd, Elyssia in April anime
― The staff for the television "light anime" of the webtoon adaptation of Renkinō's Monster Eater (Mamonogurai no Bōkensha) light novel series revealed the anime's second teaser promotional video, main cast, and additional staff members on Thursday. The anime will star Makoto Furukawa as Rudd and Yuki Nakashima as Elyssia, both feat...
2nd Gundam Hathaway Film Opens at #1, The Camphorwood Custodian Anime Film at #3
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc back at #7
― Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Senkō no Hathaway - Circe no Majo), the second film of the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (Kidō Senshi Gundam Senkō no Hathaway) anime project, opened on Friday and ranked at #1 after its first weekend. The film sold 511,500 tickets and earned 849,068,760 yen (about US$5.43 millio...
Fermat no Ryōri Manga Goes on Hiatus
Author Yūgo Kobayashi puts series on hiatus to prepare for his new manga
― Yūgo Kobayashi announced on Thursday on his blog site that his Fermat no Ryōri manga will go on a temporary hiatus after its 26th chapter, which Kodansha will publish in the March issue of Monthly Shonen Magazine on Friday. Kobayashi stated that the manga will go on hiatus for him to prepare for the new series that he will lau...
Rent-A-Girlfriend Anime's 5th Season Reveals Teaser Video, Theme Song Artists
Sora Amamiya, nakigoto perform theme songs
― The staff for the anime of Reiji Miyajima's Rent-A-Girlfriend (Kanojo, Okarishimasu) manga revealed on Thursday a teaser video for the anime's fifth season. The staff also revealed the new season's theme songs. Sora Amamiya will perform the opening theme song "Non Scenario Etude" and rock band NAKIGOTO will perform the ending theme song "204-gōshitsu" (Roo...
Haibara's Teenage New Game+ Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, More Cast
Sayumi Suzushiro, Kanna Nakamura, Aya Yamane join cast for series debuting in April
― TBS revealed the first promotional video on Thursday for the television anime of Kazuki Amamiya's Haibara's Teenage New Game+ (Haibara-kun no Tsuyokute Seishun New Game) light novel series. The staff of the anime also revealed three more cast members. The new cast includes: Kanna Nakamura as Miori Motomiya, Natsuki'...
World's End Harem: Fantasia Manga Resumes on February 27, Switches to Weekly Release
Manga went on hiatus in September 2024
― The official X (formerly Twitter account) for the World's End Harem franchise announced on Thursday that LINK and SAVAN's World's End Harem: Fantasia (Shūmatsu no Harem: Fantasia) manga will resume serialization on February 27, and will switch to weekly chapter release until the manga ends.The manga went on hiatus in September 2024. The manga previously went o...
The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom Novels Get Anime
J-Novel Club releases Fuh Araki's manga adaptation of Hifumi's novels
― Bushiroad Move announced on Thursday that Hifumi's The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom (Yūkyū no Gusha Asley no, Kenja no Susume) novels are inspiring a television anime. Bushiroad Move released a teaser visual for the anime, but did not reveal any other details about the anime. J-Novel Club is releasing the novels' manga adaptati...
Doko Yori mo Tooi Basho ni Iru Kimi e Novel Gets Anime Film This Fall
Akiko Abe's novel about boy meeting mysterious girl on remote island debuted in 2017
― Shochiku revealed during its 2026-2027 lineup announcement of films on January 27 that it is producing an anime film adaptation of Akiko Abe's Doko Yori mo Tooi Basho ni Iru Kimi e novel that will open this fall. Shochiku's logo for the film contains the English title To You in the Beyond. The novel's story centers...
Rooster Fighter Anime Reveals April 5 Japan Debut
― The staff for the anime of Shu Sakuratani's Rooster Fighter (Niwatori Fighter) manga revealed on Thursday the anime's second key visual and April 5 debut in Japan on the Tokyo MX channel at 24:00 JST (effectively, April 6 at 12 midnight JST). The anime will also air on BS NTV on April 6 at 11:30 p.m. JST.The anime will first debut on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on March 14 at 12:00 a.m....
Though I Am an Inept Villainess TV Anime Delayed to July
Anime's April premiere postponed due to delays in production progress
― The official website for the television anime of Satsuki Nakamura's Though I Am an Inept Villainess (Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga - Sūgū Chōso Torikae Den) light novel series announced on Thursday that the anime's premiere will be delayed to July due to delays in production progress. The anime was initially announced to...
Princess Mononoke/Spirited Away Art Director Yōji Takeshige to Teach Drawing at Ghibli Park
Park to also host classes on traditional pottery, broom-making, tie-dying, more
― Ghibli Park announced on Tuesday that Yōji Takeshige (the art director of Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, and many other Ghibli films) and watercolor painter Shigeari Nomura will hold lessons on drawing for the first time in the theme park's annual “Haru no Dondoko Matsuri” (Spring Dondoko Festiv...
Blue Exorcist Manga Goes on 4-Month Hiatus to Prepare for Final Chapter
Manga returns in July
― Manga creator Kazue Katō announced on her X/Twitter account on Wednesday that her Blue Exorcist manga is going on hiatus beginning in the April issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine on March 4. Katō explained that she is going on hiatus to prepare as the manga heads towards its final chapter, to make changes to her work environment, and also to prepare for the manga's upcoming...
2nd Baki the Grappler Stage Play Unveils More Cast, Key Visual
Stage play to run in Tokyo on July 23-28
― The staff for Baki THE GRAPPLER STAGE 2 -Saikyō Shikeishū-hen- (Baki THE GRAPPLER STAGE 2 -The Most Sinister Death Row Convict Arc-), the second stage play based on Keisuke Itagaki's Baki The Grappler martial arts manga, revealed its key visual and cast members.The cast, which includes new and returning performers, features: Yūgo Satō as Baki Hanma
Momoka On...
Medalist's Life-Size Earthworm Plush Returns to Arcades
Cuddle up with your very own earthworm
― Bandai Namco Amusement announced on Monday that the life-sized mimizu earthworm plush from Medalist will return to Bandai Namco Amusement arcades on Friday. Bandai Namco Amusement linked to a list of arcades where fans can find crane games with the plush. Sega Plaza initially offered the plush in March 2024 — a full nine months before the anime made the franch...
Live-Action Side Character's Love Story Film Unveils Teaser, June 5 Debut
Hiyori Sakurada, Taisei Kido star as twentysomethings discovering love for 1st time
― The staff for the live-action film of Akane Tamura's A Side Character's Love Story (Mobuko no Koi) manga announced its June 5 opening date in a new teaser trailer on Thursday. The staff also unveiled the main visual for the film. Both Comikey and Azuki are releasing the manga in English digitally. Coamix describes...
Boy's Abyss Artist Ryo Minenami Announces New Series
Untitled series to launch in April
― Ryo Minenami announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday a new series that will launch in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine in April. Minenami ended the Boy's Abyss (Shōnen no Abyss) manga in July 2024. Minenami launched the manga in Shueisha's Young Jump magazine in February 2020. Shueisha published the manga's 18th compiled book volume in October 2024. V...
Bungo Stray Dogs Manga Ends 1st Part on March 4
Manga launched in 2012, inspired 5 TV anime seasons, anime film, spinoffs
― The March issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine revealed on Wednesday that Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa's Bungo Stray Dogs manga will end its first part in the manga's next chapter on March 4.Yen Press is publishing the manga and novel series in English. Yen Press describes the manga:Having been kicked out of the orphana...
Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube ‒ Episode 18
This is a far more entertaining episode than last week’s misfire, and that can be almost entirely attributed to how much fun Miki is as a character.
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 1-7
The Ancient Magus' Bride: Fragments Collection, Ghost and Witch, Ichi the Witch, Perfect Addiction manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Code Geass: Lelouch Of The Rebellion BDPlease Crunchyroll US$49.98 February 3 Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 BDCite Crunchyroll US$49.98 February 3 Kino's Journey Complete Collection SDBDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US...
In the Clear Moonlit Dusk ‒ Episode 4
It's interesting that Yoi does not filter her thoughts through her own desires, but rather through what she wants from Ichimura.
Higurashi Artist Kei Natsumi Launches New Manga on March 4
Natsumi launches manga adaptation of Rokakoen's novel Shikkoku no Bojō
― The March issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine revealed on Wednesday that Kei Natsumi will launch the manga adaptation of Rokakoen's novel Shikkoku no Bojō (Pitch Black Affection) in the magazine's next issue on March 4. The horror story centers on cram school teacher Toshihiko Katayama, a stunningly handsome man, used to bein...
The Darwin Incident ‒ Episode 5
The cops wear body cameras now, Shun Umezawa, and spoiler alert, that hasn't made them or their adoring public treat suspects any better.
Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy Manga Takes Break
Series returns on February 18
― This year's 10th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine announced on Wednesday that nonco's Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy (Kanan-sama wa Akumade Choroi) manga will take a break and return in the 12th issue on February 18. Seven Seas publishes the series in English and describes the story: Kanan, a female demon, infiltrates a high school with the goal of devour...
Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers ‒ Episode 5
It shows that if Yoroi-Shinden just commits to focusing and streamlining a bit, it could be hitting these highs that well every time.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Series Season 2 Previews Titan X in New Trailer
Series' 2nd season premieres on Apple TV on February 27
― Apple TV (formerly Apple TV+) and Legendary Entertainment began streaming on Tuesday a new trailer for the second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Legendary Entertainment's series featuring "Godzilla and the Titans." The trailer teases Titan X. The second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters will premiere on Apple TV on February 27. New...
Hanashi Media Licenses A Journey Through Another World, Reincarnated Onmyoji, GATE: Thus the JSDF Fought There!, More Novels
Also: The Disfavored Prince is a Genius Alchemist, Reincarnated as a Poor Farmer, more
― English and Spanish book publisher Hanashi Media announced on Monday that it has licensed the following light novel series: A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring (Isekai Yururi Kikō: Kosodate Shinagara Bōkensha Shimasu) by Shizuru Minazuki (story) and Yamakawa (illustrations) Alphapolis ...
The Many Worlds of Takahata Isao Book Review
At last, Anglophone readers have an in-depth academic study of the director Isao Takahata, taking us through the depth and breadth of his work.
― This is the first English-language book-length academic study of Isao Takahata, spanning nearly fifty years of his work, from Horus, Prince of the Sun in 1968 to The Tale of the Princess Kaguya in 2013. It's an anthology, with most of the writers taking one...
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Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube #18 [rate]
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Baki-Dou Anime's Trailer Previews English Dub
Anime debuts worldwide on Netflix on February 26
― Netflix began streaming an English dub trailer for BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai, the anime of Keisuke Itagaki's first Baki-Dou manga, on Wednesday: The anime will debut worldwide on Netflix on February 26. The anime's 13 episodes will be available all at once. Naoya Uchida will star in the anime as Miyamoto Musashi. Rock band WANIMA perform the o...
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Tamon’s B-Side #6 [rate]
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Rooster Fighter Anime's English Trailer Reveals March 14 Debut on Toonami
Adult Swim's Toonami block debuts anime on March 14 at midnight EDT
― Viz Media and Adult Swim began streaming on Wednesday an English dub trailer for the anime of Shu Sakuratani's Rooster Fighter (Niwatori Fighter) manga, and it reveals that Adult Swim's Toonami programming block will debut the anime on March 14 at 12:00 a.m. EDT (effectively, March 15). New York Comic Con 2025 screened the dub's wo...
The Ramparts of Ice Anime Casts Chiaki Kobayashi
Character visuals unveiled for Tsubasa Igarashi, Uppi, Ponta
― The official website for the television anime of Kōcha Agasawa's Koori no Jyōheki (The Ramparts of Ice or Ice Castle Wall) manga announced on Thursday that Chiaki Kobayashi will play Tsubasa Igarashi (pictured below in middle), a first year high school student and soccer team member who was classmates with Koyuki and Miki in middle school...
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Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None #6 [rate]
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A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation #5 [rate]
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Oshi no Ko #4 [rate]
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SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table #5 [rate]
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Nioh 3 Video Game Review
For a lot of folks, Nioh 3 might sound like some form of divine punishment. For sickos who crave a truly hardcore descent into bloody hell, though, Nioh 3 is just plain divine.
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I am a hardcore fan of the Dark Souls games and their legion of siblings, cousins, and imitators, but even I have to regard the Nioh franchise with a certain amount of dark reverence. The Dark Souls games have become legend...
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An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29 #5 [rate]
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Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord #5 [rate]
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Ingoku Danchi Short TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, April Premiere
Aika Wakuno, Kana Yūki star in Elias anime
― The official website for WWWave's Deregula label's short television anime of writer Sakusei Kenkyūjo and artist Yui Jōyama's Ingoku Danchi (Indecent Apartment Complex) manga opened on Wednesday and revealed the anime's first key visual, main cast, staff, and April premiere.The anime stars:Aika Wakuno as Yoshida
Kana Yūki voices several married wives:Katagi...
New High School! Kimengumi Anime Casts Yasunori Matsumoto, Sayumi Suzushiro
Matsumoto voices Gorō Mutsu, Suzushiro voices Pochi in episode 5 on Friday
― The staff for the new television anime of Motoei Shinzawa's High School! Kimengumi (High School! Funny-Face Club) manga revealed two new cast members on Wednesday. The new characters will appear in the anime's fifth episode on Friday. The newly announced cast members are: Yasunori Matsumoto as biology teacher Gorō Mutsu Sayu...
Baki-Dou Anime's New Video Reveals Theme Songs
WANIMA performs "Furuboko" opening, Novel Core performs "Mountain Top" ending
― The official website for the anime of Keisuke Itagaki's first Baki-Dou manga streamed the anime's main promotional video on Wednesday. The video announces and previews the opening theme song "Furuboko" by the rock band WANIMA and the ending theme song "Mountain Top" by singer-songwriter Novel Core.The anime will debut wor...
Thunder 3 Parallel-World TV Anime Confirmed for July Debut
Sayumi Suzushiro, Natsumi Kawaida, Eri Akiyama, Honoka Mitsubachi star in anime
― A website for the television anime of Yuki Ikeda's Thunder 3 manga opened on Wednesday, confirming the adaptation listed on the March issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine. The website revealed the anime's main cast, staff, teaser promotional video, teaser visual, and July premiere on the +Ultra programming block ...
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: IruMafia Edition Manga Gets TV Anime Next January
hiroja's spinoff of Osamu Nishi's Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun manga launched in 2023
― NHK announced on Wednesday that Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: IruMafia Edition (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun if Episode of Mafia), hiroja's spinoff manga from Osamu Nishi's Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun series, will also receive a television anime adaptation which will premiere in January 2027. (NHK di...
Yuki Ikeda's Thunder 3 Parallel-World Manga Listed With TV Anime
Manga also resumes serialization after hiatus on Friday
― Amazon Japan's listing for the March issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine shows the magazine's cover announcing the television anime adaptation of Yuki Ikeda's Thunder 3 manga. The manga is also set to return from its hiatus in the magazine's March issue, which will ship on Friday. Kodansha USA publishes the series in English and descri...
Happy Setsubun 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Pokémon, Doraemon, Haruhi Suzumiya, SNK, Chiikawa, & more!
― The Japanese cultural holiday Setsubun is punctuated with driving oni (demons) out of homes and welcoming good fortune into them by tossing roasted soybeans or mamemaki. The tradition is marked with shouts of "Oni wa soto! Fuku wa uchi!" or "Cast demons out! Bring fortune in!" While the practice is slowly disappearing, it lives on...
Happy Setsubun 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Demon Slayer, Square Enix, Chibi Maruko-chan, Miffy, Sega, Hiromi Morishita, & more!
― Early February in Japan marks the cultural holiday of Setsubun, or the transition from winter to spring. For prosperity and happiness, people eat ehōmaki (unsliced sushi rolls with seven lucky ingredients) while facing the latest direction of auspicious fortune (ehō). (This year, it's south-southeast.) Th...
Live-Action Sakamoto Days Film's 2nd Teaser Highlights Action, Everyday Life Scenes
Film opens in Japan on April 29
― The official website for the live-action film of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga posted the second teaser trailer for the film on Wednesday. The teaser highlights the film's action scenes, as well as scenes of Sakamoto's daily life. The film will open in Japan on April 29. Snow Man member Ren Meguro stars as Tarō Sakamoto, and Fumiya Takahashi plays Shin Asakura...
Silent Hill 2 Remake's Bloober Team Teases New Horror Game Project
Teaser site features countdown set for February 14
― Silent Hill 2 Remake's development group Bloober Team is teasing a new project with a website with the image of a rose and timer counting down to February 14. The website's URL is "remosdneulserorehsoovamceyerd.com." Bloober Team previously posted a GIF on X/Twitter with the same letters "RemosdNeulSerorehsoOvamCeyerd" but with certain capital lett...
Journal with Witch ‒ Episode 5
I envy the economy with which the anime portrays the textures of a dynamic relationship. We glean years of psychological cause-and-effect from short montages with sparse narration.
Ikumi Fukuda's The Blood Blooms in the Barrens Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Manga adaptation of Ryōe Tsukimura's novel launched in 2021
― The March issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Ours magazine revealed on January 30 that Ikumi Fukuda's The Blood Blooms in the Barrens (Dobaku no Hana), the manga adaptation of Ryōe Tsukimura's novel of the same title, will end in its next chapter. Additionally, the manga will take a one-issue break and will not appear in the magazine's A...
You and I Are Polar Opposites ‒ Episode 4
If there's such a thing as an episode that's running almost entirely on vibes, then this week's installment would certainly fit the bill.
Nyoijizai's Cinderella Athletes Manga Ends
Manga about businessman managing neglected all-female athletic team launched in April 2025
― Kodansha's Comic Days manga app published the final chapter of Nyoijizai's Cinderella Athletes manga on Tuesday.The manga centers on Keisuke Kaneda, an elite businessman who picked the wrong side in a corporate power struggle in his company, and is forced to abandon his dreams of an easy white-collar life. He...
Wash It All Away ‒ Episode 5
While the opening act is decent enough, the latter half of this episode feels like some of its potential is washed away.
My Unique Skill Makes me OP Even at Level 1 Manga Goes on Hiatus for Artist's Health
Manga launched in May 2018
― The official X/Twitter account for Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on Monday that Mawata's My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at Level 1 (Level 1 dakedo Unique Skill de Saikyō desu) manga will go on hiatus due to Mawata's health issues. Kodansha will announce when the manga will return at a later date.The manga adapts Nazuna Miki and Subachi's novels of t...
Golden Kamuy Final Season ‒ Episode 54
This was a surprisingly successful exercise in moderation from a show that usually goes big, and I couldn't be more excited to see what it’s building to in the next episode!
Live-Action Blue Lock Film Casts Raizo Ishikawa, Joey Iwanaga
Summer film casts Ishikawa as Jingo Raichi, Iwanaga as Okuhito Iemon
― The official X/Twitter account for the live-action film based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga announced two new cast members on Monday and Tuesday. The staff announced on Monday that Raizo Ishikawa plays Jingo Raichi: The staff then announced on Tuesday that Joey Iwanaga (live-action Rurouni Kenshin...
Can Nintendo's Biggest Flop Find New Life on the Switch 2?
ANN writer Bolts tests out the Virtual Boy to see if the oft-maligned console finally works in 2026. Plus, first impressions of Meetup in Bellabel Park, Mario Tennis Fever, Resident Evil Requiem, and PRAGMATA.
― Nintendo has many fun games, products, and expansions planned for the coming months. With Mario Tennis Fever, Resident Evil Requiem, Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Mee...
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 ‒ Episode 18
Daddy's home!
Disney CEO Bob Iger Steps Down in March With Josh D'Amaro Named as Replacement
D'Amaro assumes role on March 18; Dana Walden to become President, CCO
― The Walt Disney Company announced on Tuesday that Bob Iger will step down as CEO on March 18. Disney Experiences Chairman Josh D'Amaro (pictured below on right) will assume the role on the same day, following a unanimous vote from the Board of Directors on Monday. D'Amaro is also joining the Board of Directors effective immediat...
Hell's Paradise Season 2 ‒ Episode 4
The real meat of the show is going to be once these factions start crossing over with each other.
Switch Surpasses DS' Lifetime Sales to Become Nintendo's Best Selling Console Ever
Switch sells 155.37 million units, Switch 2 sells 17.37 million units
― Nintendo revealed on Tuesday the third quarter financial results for its current fiscal year ending on March 31, 2026. The Nintendo Switch console has sold 155.37 million units, surpassing the Nintendo DS' lifetime sales of 154.02 million units to become Nintendo's best selling console of all time. The new Nintendo Switch 2 syste...
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The Case Book of Arne #5 [rate]
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Yōko Kanno Holds 2 NYC Shows on April 10, 11
Kanno performs alongside Seatbelts act for April 10 show
― Mammoth Live announced on Tuesday that it will bring musician and composer Yōko Kanno for two concerts at the Kings Theatre and The Town Hall, both in New York City, on April 10 and 11, respectively. Tickets for the Kings Theatre and The Town Hall performances will be available on Friday. The performance at the Kings Theatre will include Kann...
Wandance Volume 6-7 Manga Review
Is it enough to feel the beat and dance, or does everything need words, too?
― Since Ichirin won their first team competition, by the rules of manga, it is time for a humbling loss. Once again, Wandance bucks the trend. The Ichirin dance team, led by On-chan and the only other male member, Iori, who has a lot of experience in dance battles, shows up and does surprisingly well. Iori takes the individu...
Exit 8 Live-Action Film Opens in N. America on April 10
Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Tuesday that film distribution company NEON (Oscar-winning films Parasite, Anora U.S. distributor) will begin screening the live-action film of Kotake Create's infinite-loop horror game The Exit 8 (8-ban Deguchi) in North America on April 10. The film opened in Japan on August 29, and ranked at #2 in its opening weekend. The film sold 672,000 tickets...
The Ogre's Bride Anime Reveals 2 Cast Members
Series casts Momoka Terasawa as Sou, Miyu Kobashi as Ao
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of Kureha's The Ogre's Bride (Oni no Hanayome) light novels announced two cast members on Tuesday: The new cast members are (pictured above from top to bottom): Momoka Terasawa as Sou Miyu Kobashi as Ao The anime will premiere in 2026. Saori Hayami is playing the protagonist Yu...
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The Darwin Incident #5 [rate]
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This Week in Anime - Bygone With The Wind
From anime ending songs starting in the few final seconds of the episode to the rise and fall of the Yandere archtype, Lucas and Chris take a look at the anime trends of yesteryear.
― From anime ending songs starting in the few final seconds of the episode to the rise and fall of the Yandere archtype, Lucas and Chris take a look at the anime trends of yesteryear. Disclaimer: The views and opinions e...
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There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her #5 [rate]
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Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers #5 [rate]
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The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter #5 [rate]
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Tune In to the Midnight Heart #5 [rate]
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The Demon King's Daughter Is Too Kind!! #6 [rate]
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The World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, July Debut
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Aoi Koga, Sakura Nakamura, Yui Ishikawa, Saori Hayami star in MAHO Film anime
― The official website for the television anime of Tōwa's The World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker (Sekai Saikyō no Kōei: Meikyūkoku no Shinjin Tansakusha) light novel series revealed on Tuesday the anime's teaser visual, main cast and staff members, and July premiere. The an...
Gintama 'Yoshiwara in Flames' Compilation Film Gets IMAX Screenings in Japan
New "Battle Promo Video" featuring Kamui vs. Hōsen also streamed
― The staff of Shin-Gekijōban Gintama: Yoshiwara Daienjō (Gintama New Film Version: Yoshiwara in Flames), the new compilation film for the anime based on Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga, announced on Tuesday that the film will screen in 57 IMAX theaters throughout Japan, in addition to its regular screenings starting on its opening day ...
'Killed Again, Mr. Detective?' TV Anime Unveils 4 More Cast Members
Yoshino Aoyama, Katsuyuki Konishi, Rie Kugimiya, Yūki Takada join April anime's cast
― The official website for the television anime of writer Teniwoha and artist Riichu's Killed Again, Mr. Detective? (Mata Korosarete Shimatta no desu ne, Tantei-sama) light novel series opened on Tuesday and unveiled the anime's teaser visual and additional cast members.The newly announced cast members are (image abo...